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Islamabad:  Former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has tested positive for COVID-19, media reports said. more
China Records 4 New COVID-19 Cases, No Related Deaths in Past 24 Hours - Authorities

Beijing/Sputnik: China has registered four new coronavirus cases across the country over the past 24 hours, with no people having died of the disease, the National Health Commission said. ...

Zero Active Coronavirus Cases in New Zealand First Time Since February - Health Ministry

Moscow/Sputnik: There are no more active coronavirus cases in New Zealand, the country’s Ministry of Health announced on Monday.

Iran reports 2,364 new coronavirus cases, 171,789 in total

Tehran/Xinhua: Iran's confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 171,789 on Sunday after an overnight registration of 2,364 new infections, official IRNA news agency reported.

Pakistan: COVID-19 death toll crosses 2000-mark

Islamabad: Pakistan has recorded over 2000 deaths due to COVID-19, media reports said on Sunday.

COVID-19 lockdowns worsen childhood obesity: Study

New YorkIBNS: Lockdowns implemented across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively impacted diet, sleep and physical activity among children with obesity, according to Univ ...

Minnesota Governor Says All Protesters Should Be Tested for COVID-19

Moscow/Sputnik: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said that all participants of the massive protests against racism and police violence should be tested for COVID-19.

WHO set to resume hydroxychloroquine trial to fight Coronavirus outbreak

Geneva: Investigations will continue into the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19,  , WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus  said.

No evidence of benefit for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients, urgent randomised trials are needed: Study 

London: A large observational study suggests that treatment with the antimalarial drug chloroquine or its analogue hydroxychloroquine (taken with or without the antibiotics azithromycin o ...

Coronavirus a challenge, and opportunity, to fix remittances system than funnels billions home from abroad

New York:With a euro here and a dollar there, remittances – the money that migrant workers send home to their families – have been adding up in a big way to contribute to the ...